California Will Offer Parole for 4,000 ‘Three-Strike’ Prisoners Facing Life Sentences
The latest ruling comes as a success for advocates of criminal justice reform.
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Viewfinder: Hondurans Head North to the U.S.
Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Sentencing Minors to Life Without Parole Is Declared Unconstitutional in Washington State
With this ruling, Washington joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia that consider juvenile life without parole unconstitutional
Trump May Be Pushing to Clear-Cut California’s Forests to Manage Fires. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous.
Studies show that removing trees actually make fires more intense, wreaking further havoc on both human and wildlife habitat.
Mail-Order Abortions Are Now Available in the U.S. What Does That Mean for American Women?
Aid Access will mail the two-drug cocktail used across the world to women in the United States.
The Trump Administration Asks the Supreme Court to Block a Youth Climate Lawsuit
The Trump administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to block a lawsuit filed by young Americans seeking to force more federal action on climate change.
Music Copyright Law Is Finally Out of the Analog Age
The Musical Works Modernization Act, which brings changes to digital music royalties and copyright privileges, was signed into law last week.
Viewfinder: Marijuana Is Legal in Canada
A man smokes marijuana during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on October 17th, 2018.
The EPA Is Tabling Its Controversial ‘Secret Science’ Proposal
The policy would have required that the data for all scientific studies used to justify major regulatory actions be publicly available.
Is Gerrymandering Really a Problem in Colorado?
In Colorado, two ballot initiatives in the upcoming election would change the process by which the state draws up its districts. But would such reform really change anything?